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Witnesses put persecution behind them to flourish Emerging from fears shadows Continued from page Georgetown the small group met In homes then rented halls As the Hon grew negotiations to buy property and build their own bit It was 1967 when the local congregation built Its own Kingdom Hall as Witnesses call their place of worship on Highway just past Stderoad near The group grew so large that members from Acton split off to estab lish own hall In on Highway near the town line halls seat over people and aren I like ional churches Bore of Icons they look more like theatres Rows of comfortable chairs face a stage under neon I Witnesses from Milton also departed now have about IIS members In their With the construction of the Watchtower complex last year the Georgetown congre gation no longer needs Its Hall Instead using a hall in the new The land and building near are up for sale The complex has brought the sect head quarters which had moved back to Toronto after the war back to Halton Hilts The complex Is one of five writing cenlres where Witness literature in four languages is printed and distributed to around the world The semi monthly magazines The Watchtower and Awoke I are prepared here Inside the Kingdom Hall at Watch Tower complex outride Moore Pork Jehovah from the Immediate area gather The local congregation developed shortly after the Second World War lint In the Kingdom Hall which stands on Highway between and Georgetown near he 1 Imehouse With Witnesses now worshipping own hall on Highway and building their own congregation the old Highway hall has become surplus and will be sold Herald photos Walter Graham who lives at the complex He said the new complex is attracting a lot of Witnesses who want to sec It We ve had busloads from eastern Canada and the S on tours and the excitement will go on for years said Mr Graham The complex id also a resi denco for about 150 Witness Call the Mounties theyre Nazi spies When Benjamin Wlens bought a farm in Norvnl in 1940 neighbors were ious He had a German The was called to investigate Mr Wlens group of seven newcomers There was suspicion that the new neighbors were German spies looking for secret In forma lion from a nearby Canadian army camp However the found nothing illegal about the newcomers They discovered they were Jehovah Wit ties and be the ses explanation that they were merely farming to raise money The story told police was true at thai time the Witnesses had Just moved onto Ihe farm and t had a chance to up their illegal press yet Edward Noseworthy now living in Ihe Watch Tower complex on Highway and six others operated a small press in the bam of the farm during the war years when there was a federal ban on Jehovah s Witness literal we He said the press they operated was nothing like what Witnesses now use loc ally to put out the million plus issues of their publico ions We worked the machine by foot and fed it by hand hb said We didnt use electricity because we were afraid it would jump up the electricity bill and cause the to return The early Investigation of the farm by pel meant the Jehovah s Witnesses could carry on their efforts to provide spiritual guidance for fellow believers across Canada secretly with little liklihood of the returning Material along same lines as the magazine was printed for Witnesses as well as some bound books The scarcity of such literature al the time was some memb ers were writing out articles from old magazines owned secretly by fellow members In order to have their own copy to study Mr declined to say how the press equip ment was hidden in the farm saying that the secret may have be used again one day Jehovah Witnesses arc still being persecuted In Poland and Russia and Can Witnesses are afraid the conditions Ihcy faced during the war years may one day return In Canada Mr ing on the farm was a useful cover for It helped Witnesses avo d suspicion and also earned them money for their printing operation through selling produce I was down In the area about three years ago but I t even it Mr said We were on the creek side of the road but there are so many houses down there now I can t the place The form was on Winston Churchill Boule vard of Highway but is now occupied by housing Noahs Ark recovered A question of faith Noah that man of the Bible who has caused so many to wonder The great ark that God commanded him to make has supposedly been found on Mount Ararat and as far as I can determine the find Li authenticated by people of various cultures and religions How big was ark Let forget about cubits for the lime being In feet forgetting about metric as It was feel long by feet by feel high It contained a total of 1 cubit feet or limes ten to sixth power cubic feet Using wood ratio as measured aboard the Constitution of Boston and he Victory UK assume that cubic feet of be dressed dally by a four man work crew Pioneers in Canada and the S worked ft dally and using the following formu la I5cu Days Weeks DAY WEbK YEAR IN THE CHURCHES said it happened that way and I believe it Thanks to Bob Gage of Georgetown for the mathe matical breakdown Remember the Good News of Reconciliation at Holy Cross tonight at at the church for all pari hi oners YEAR 10 to powt ft per year we can calculate It would lake years lo build the Ark With 120 years warning was lols of lime to seed harvest store food for Ihe flood period This would feed the people and the animals during building and still leave time to rest or take vacation The Ark was big enough to contain all the animals required by Cod and o carry boxcar loads of Christian Education is grow and US has 15 Christian schools with two million students enrolled An average of three schools per day are opening every day This lends to show Ihc effect of our public school and iho efforts of parents and young people to get on educa lion free from he bias of the pro evolutionists and the in elusion of vulgar and other wise offensive material in the curriculum By Bob Catholic priesls have active congregations In East many Communism l conquer all Booh Review The Baltic for the Mind by Tim Loyhayc The theme is encroachment of Secular Humanism The on hu manism is an excellent book for II thinker and person who wishci to work through I lie book Not or all readers as it Is sometimes hard compre hend I Is worth the effort Secular humanism says No II save us we must save ourselves whereas all Christians believe only God con save The book Is dedicated to Francis it recommended for modern Inker food The Sudan Interior mission has served Africa since 1B93 and the Andes Evangel Mission serving America are merging arc compatible In goals poll and doctrinal beliefs CorfmTunGrEssT ny has launched a program to build new churches and res- lore old ones and Is making plans celebrate ihe anniversary of Ihe birth of Martin Luther Four thousand Protestant ministers and volunteers who have various skills hey re putting to work for the Mr Gra ham said there are no paid positions In complex which Is financially maintain by donations from Witnes around the world Receiving WO In spending money a month and a gas We just got GOO bags of potatoes we want you to cat before they go bad sold Mr Perry lo complex resident Mr Graham Although Mr Perry has sold the farm to the complex he still lives there Admitting Bo a month isn much spending money Mr allowance Mr Graham said Graham said he docs life Is cheap at the complex freelancing to help His car can be repaired for cents an hour by Ihe two licenced Witness mechanics who keep the six Watchtower vehicles In order Beauty salon and barber shop visits arc free requiring only lex residents pay for the materials used Laundry is also done for free by other volunteers Meals arc all supplied at the complex with fruits and vege tables coming from a farm owned by Witnesses IS miles north in Erin Originally owned by Mr Perry the farm Is operated by ten volunteers who also raise chickens beef cattle and eggs buy tooihpastc He s a commercial art while other volunteers arc electricians millwrights plumbers and writers Because the complex is the headquarters for 1 Witness congregations It receives a lot of correspondence weekly Mr Graham and other volunteers are kept busy answering it We reassured own council when we built here that we wouldn t Inundate Georgetown Willi Witness evangel lata said Mr Graham adding with a laugh want Georgetown to like us To keep their word Ihe 150 volunteers living at the comp lex don I belong to the George town congregation They around In southern Ontario in other Going doordodooT to spread their word Is an impor tant aspect of their faith and helps Increase the seel membership Sunday worshippers gather In Kingdom Halls to study Ihe Bible and the latest Issue of Awake or The One of the elders asks the questions printed on the torn of each page and mem of the congregation ex pound on answers CI CLASSES In the church Us clergy and laity classes here it all congregation said Mrs Wilt shire The elder acts as a chairman of meeting Visitors from other congre gations usually give a course on a selected subject and the Sunday meeting lasts about on hour There is no Sunday School for the children They re encouraged to particl pate and add their comments to the subjects discussed by their parents As there are no paid minis lers the work the lion falls the elders There arc eleven elders in the congregation and they arc all men each chosen as someone congregation can look to as an example Acton has eight elders Women can be ministers but not elders explained Mrs Wiltshire a minister for The Bible says women can tench in the but they can teach in ihe community It makes a inclion and we try to live by it she said Mrs Wllshlre said lhal she want the responsibility of being an elder I don think women should lake any lead in Ihc on Man Is the head of the family she said Much of what the Witnesses say is qualified by the Bible says their familiarity the holy book probably originated in Ihc war years when it was most important to know the Bible well when They t depend on passing out conies of their literature door lodoor Since the war years Jeho vah Witnesses have learned a lot about public relations as proved by their increased congregations Brian is an elder with the Kingdom Hall In new Watch Tower complex with Fva Wiltshire and Jack Perry he met With The Herald to talk about the history of Jehovah Witnesses In Mr said knocking on doors out Utile an Important part of the seel activities calling on people at home hope spread word and win new member worship with Herald photo CHURCH DIRECTORY This Weekend attend the Church of your Choice ST GEORGES ANGLICAN CHURCH I J CI CM Nu J HOLY CROSS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Maple Flint Dm Colt PASTOR GEORGETOWN ALLIANCE CHURCH 14 Main St PASTOR MAPLE AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH PASTOR Edwin H LMcCollcoltQ foul Hoys I Cub MONTHLY Jo ly Sen a Meeting tillers Wtlcami IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH SERVICE 1 a m 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